A.E.A.O.N.M.S. Inc. - Desert of New Jersey

Who Are We

PRINCE HALL SHRINEDOM embraces all of the basic fundamental concepts of the Masonic Order, but is more colorful, with a broader spectrum
of visibility by the manner in which it dispenses charity in the community, and the care for its own.

John George Jones, the founder, is said to have been introduced to the ritualistic mysteries of the Order by one Ali Rofelt Pasha, Deputy and representative
from the Grand Council of Arabia, during the Worlds Colombian Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

Shrinedom, because of its pageantry, has on occasions been referred to as the "Display" House of Masonry, causing men to sometimes join the prerequisite
Houses solely with the intent on becoming a Shriner.

There are 224 Constituent Temples throughout the Imperial Domain (the World), with a membership of over 25,000 - and growing.

Shrinedom is thought of as a Fraternal, Social and Charitable Organization: FRATERNAL in the sense of using passwords and symbols to remind members
to ever strive for inner self improvement; SOCIAL from the standpoint of the enjoyment of good times within its own ranks; and CHARITABLE for its unselfish giving
of goods and services on both the local and national level.

Heading the list of recipients is the NAACP, the Legal Defense Fund, the Urban League and United Negro College Fund, along with Annual Grants to Several
institutions of higher learning and hospitals through the land for medical and other research projects.

Substantial grants are awarded to colleges annually to supplement the education of economically deprived youth, along with a program of financial aid to fight drugs
crime and delinquency. There is also a national scholarship grant program for young ladies between the ages of 17 and 24 to attend colleges and universities of their
choice. They also strongly endorse the Assault of Illiteracy (AOIP), amid and engagement in development programs with Third World Countries.

The Shrine Organization is 108 years old and takes great pride in its Auxiliary, which is composed of wives, sisters, mothers, and daughters of the membership
- officially styled, the Imperial Court Daughters.

They are 90 years old and mirror, in some respect, the activities of the parent body. Both share offices in the organization's Headquarters Building located in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Shrine is headed by the Imperial Potentate, and the Daughters by the Imperial Commandress. The red Fez is work by the men and the white fez by the
woman, both of whom are community oriented - and definitely on the move!

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views, or policies of the Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine of North and South America and its
Jurisdictions, Inc., Prince Hall Affiliation its officers,
Constituent Temples, and Members